Scored container with breaking tab



Sept. 29, 1931. W F. PUNTE v 1,825,602

SGORED CONTAINER WITH BREAKING TAB Filed June 5, 1930 Patented Sept. 29,1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicLEQ;

WTLLIAM E. PONTE, OE sYRAOUsE, NEW YORK. iissIeNon V To CONTINENTAL -oANCOMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., `A CORPORATION F NEW YORK seoEEnCONTAINER WITT-r :BREAKING TAEk Application filed .Tune 5, 1930.Serial.1\To.f159,11.1.2.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in a closure for ametal container and more particularly to a closure having lugs forretaining the same in sealed position on said container.

An object of the invention is to provide Container having a body portionand an outside slip cover with holding lugs adapted to secure the coverin sealed contact with the body portion of the container, which holdinglugs may be torn loose for releasing the cover.

In the drawings which show by way of illustration one embodiment of myinvention:

Fig. l is a view of the top portion of the container showing the coverin place and the lugs in retaining position.

Fig. 2 is a portion of the body blank before it is folded, with the foldline indicated therezo on and also showing vthe score line where thelugs may be torn off.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical detail through a portion of the cover andbody showing a vertical sectional view through one of the hold- Y inglugs, with the holding lugs in place for securing the cover on.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the lugs broken off andthe cover raiser.

The invention is directed broadly to a con- 3o tainer having an outsideslip cover, said container being provided with integral lugs forretaining said cover in positive sealed relation thereon. VThese lugsare preferably formed integral with the body blank of the containerbefore it is rolled and locked into its usual cylindrical form. Scorelines are provided and so positioned at the base of said lugs that theymay be readily broken for releasing the cover when so desired.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the container shown has a bodyportion l. A closure 2 is providedfor said body portion having a centraldepression 3 and a depending flange 4, said closure being adapted tohave outside frictional engagement with the body portion when seatedupon the same. The lower end of the depending flange 4 of the closurewhich extends down the body por-.

tion terminates in an out-turned bead 5. Integral lugs 6 are shown whichextend downward'at a distancegreater than the bead 5 and are adapted tobe bent outwardly and inwardlyl and aroundsaid bead ontlie coverk flangefor retaining the closure rin positive sealed relation with the bodyportion. A

score line is provided at 6a which weakens A the retaining lugssufficiently so that they may be readily broken offk for releasing saidVclosure. A sealing compound 7 may be placed within the channel 8 whichis formed between the central' depression 3 and the outer flange i if soldesired.

The invention is directed broadly to the manner in which the integrallugs are formed so that they may be positioned when the body portion andclosure therefor is assembled, to retain the parts in sealed relation.As shown in Fig. 2 theV body portion l is shown in blank form. Suitableretaining tabs 6 are notched out integral with one end thereof. A scoreline 6a is provided at substantially the point where the lugs terminateinto the body portion. Before the body portion l in blank form is rolledthe upper portion thereof containing the lugs is bent back upon itselfas diagrammatically shown at 9 forming a depending portion 9a. It isthen rolled and locked with the usual lock and lap seam and a bottomsecured thereto in the well known manner. It may be readily seen in thedrawings that the depth of the folded portion 9a is substantially equalto the depth of the Cover flange 4 which allows the lugs 6 to protrudedownward at a suiiicient distance so that when the cover is in placeupon the body portion, sufcient metal will be left in the length of thelugs for bending the same around the yoo nation a body portion, anoutside slip cover having a depending iange provided with a bead atthelower edge, said body portion having holding lugs formed integral there-5 with adapted to bend outwardly and inwardly around said bead on thecover flange for securing said cover in sealing contact with thecontainer body, said holding lugs bein scored whereby they may be tornaway an 10 theeover released from the container body.

2. A metal container including in combination a body portion, an outsideslip cover having a depending flange provided with a bead at its loweredge, said body portion be 15 ing bent downwardly on the outer facethereof to an extent to equal the depth of the overlap of the coverange, said body portion being provided with holding lugs formed integraltherewith and adapted to be bent out- 2qwardly and inwardly around thebead on the cover fiange for securing said cover in sealing contact withthe container body, said holding lugs being scored whereby they may betorn away and the cover released from the zal-container body.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature.

WILLIAM F. PUNTI]v

